Bynum (7 feet tall and 285 pounds, according to the NBA) decked Jose Barea (6 feet tall and 175 pounds) as the
Dallas backup point guard scrambled through the old, tired and slow-footed LA defenders for what should have been another easy bucket. Bynum was ejected after delivering the forearm shiver to an airborne Barea that dangerously sent the Puerto Rican crashing to the floor. Yet, the big man was clearly not keen on the idea of quietly exiting the arena (see photo). His interviews following the game, during which he showed not even an ounce of regret, made matters worse.
"We were getting embarrassed, they were breaking us down. So I just fouled somebody," he said after Sunday's game. "I was just kind of salty about being embarrassed...For me, it was embarrassing to have the smallest guy on the court keep running down the lane and making shots."
It took days of being bashed my the media, fans, and former and current teammates for him to apologize. "I saw it," he said. "I went in and I watched it, it was terrible. The whole sequence, taking off of the shirt and everything...That's what happened and it's unacceptable...It looks bad. It just looks bad."
The problem for Bynum, however, is that his temper and statements immediately following the game have already opened to the door for his exit from LA. Numerous reports of his potential trade to Orlando for superstar center Dwight Howard have been released in recent days. Whether this will happen or not is unclear, but Bynum certainly did himself no favors if his desire is to remain in the City of Angels. See for more info: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/142591/20110508/lakers-bynum-dwight-howard.html
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